{"id":5668,"date":"2022-02-10T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T05:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expert-only.com\/?p=5668"},"modified":"2022-11-16T10:12:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T09:12:48","slug":"shortcut-to-select-an-entire-excel-column","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expert-only.com\/en\/excel\/shortcut-to-select-an-entire-excel-column\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortcut to select an entire Excel column"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>How to select an entire Excel column with data all the way down from the top the end?<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use a keyboard shortcut to select an entire Excel column with data. This Excel shortcut works with a table and will stop at the last line of the table. It also works with data that is not inside a table. It will detect the filled lines and stop at the first empty line of the selected column.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-select-an-entire-column-in-excel-with-a-shortcut\">How to select an entire column in Excel with a shortcut?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Excel shortcuts save a lot of time and also limit cell manipulation errors. Especially when editing Excel tables with thousands of rows. The Excel shortcut to select a column from the current cell to the last cell is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">CTRL + SHIFT + DOWN ARROW<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Two steps are needed to select a full column of data in Excel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Select the first cell of the column<\/strong>, usually in the line. Or you may skip the header is need be.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use the CTRL + SHIFT + DOWN ARROW shortcut<\/strong> to select the entire column. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/expert-only.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/excel_shortcut_select_entire_column.png\" alt=\"Shortcut to select an entire Excel column\" class=\"wp-image-5670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expert-only.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/excel_shortcut_select_entire_column.png 533w, https:\/\/expert-only.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/excel_shortcut_select_entire_column-229x300.png 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shortcut to select an entire Excel column<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After the selection, the data can be copied in a new column or any other software to manipulate or analyse the data. On the other hand, the <strong><em>CONTROL + DOWN ARROW<\/em><\/strong> shortcut only allows you to move down the current cell to the last cell. That is to say only one cell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-sql-and-it-tutorials wp-block-embed-sql-and-it-tutorials\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jY6eR63whz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/expert-only.com\/en\/excel\/the-best-excel-shortcuts-for-selection\/\">The best Excel shortcuts for selection<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The best Excel shortcuts for selection&#8221; &#8212; SQL and IT Tutorials\" src=\"https:\/\/expert-only.com\/en\/excel\/the-best-excel-shortcuts-for-selection\/embed\/#?secret=UQlg4uY3nB#?secret=jY6eR63whz\" data-secret=\"jY6eR63whz\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that this tip applies to a list or a table or simply a column with data. If the data in the column or table is not contiguous, then repeat the operation till you reach the last cell filled with data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/expert-only.com\/en\/excel-tips\/turn-off-scroll-lock-in-excel\/\">how to disable the scroll lock option in Excel<\/a>. To wrap up, this short tutorial is about how to use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/5443\/keyboard-shortcut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">keyboard shortcut<\/a> to select an entire Excel column, and it is very useful to help being more effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-sql-and-it-tutorials wp-block-embed-sql-and-it-tutorials\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7CpbBEquYE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/expert-only.com\/en\/excel\/pivot-excel-table\/\">Pivot Excel table rows into columns<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pivot Excel table rows into columns&#8221; &#8212; SQL and IT Tutorials\" src=\"https:\/\/expert-only.com\/en\/excel\/pivot-excel-table\/embed\/#?secret=dwPlU4bwtH#?secret=7CpbBEquYE\" data-secret=\"7CpbBEquYE\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>How to select an entire Excel column with data all the way down from the top the end? Use a keyboard shortcut to select an entire Excel column with data. 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